Mark Tobey
Mark Tobey
Mark George Tobeywas an American painter. His densely structured compositions, inspired by Asian calligraphy, resemble Abstract expressionism, although the motives for his compositions differ philosophically from most Abstract Expressionist painters. His work was widely recognized throughout the United States and Europe. Along with Guy Anderson, Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, and William Cumming, Tobey was a founder of the Northwest School. Senior in age and experience, he had a strong influence on the others; friend and mentor, Tobey shared their interest...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth11 December 1890
CountryUnited States of America
We have tried to fit man into abstraction, but he does not fit.
Reality must be expressed by a physical symbol.
You don't want to help the young too much,it will just weaken them and they'll only resent it.
According to one critic, my works looked like scraped billboards. I went to look at the billboards and decided that more billboards should be scraped.
The search for an equilibrium is essential for the artist, to be as aware of inner space as he is of outer space.
On pavements and the bark of trees I have found whole worlds.
Every artist's problem today is: What will we do with the human?
We all feel a separateness; we wish that a drop of water would soften our ego; the world needs a common conscience: agreement... we must concentrate outside ourselves.
The dimension that counts for the creative person is the space he creates within himself. This inner space is closer to the infinite than the other, and it is the privilege of the balanced mind... and the search for an equilibrium is essential - to be as aware of inner space as he is of outer space.